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Page viii
House of Commons , the attainment of its main object , was placed out of the
power of his opponents to wrest from him . -The existence of the enormities , with
the commission of which the governour - general was charged , how much
soever ...
House of Commons , the attainment of its main object , was placed out of the
power of his opponents to wrest from him . -The existence of the enormities , with
the commission of which the governour - general was charged , how much
soever ...
Page 13
My LORDS , —The gentlemen who have it in command to support the
impeachment against Mr. Hastings , have directed me to open the cause with a
general view of the grounds , upon which the Commons have proceeded in their
charge ...
My LORDS , —The gentlemen who have it in command to support the
impeachment against Mr. Hastings , have directed me to open the cause with a
general view of the grounds , upon which the Commons have proceeded in their
charge ...
Page 14
The Commons will not have the melancholy unsocial glory of having acted a
solitary part in a noble , but imperfect , work . What the greatest inquest of the
nation has begun , its highest tribunal will accomplish . At length justice will be
done to ...
The Commons will not have the melancholy unsocial glory of having acted a
solitary part in a noble , but imperfect , work . What the greatest inquest of the
nation has begun , its highest tribunal will accomplish . At length justice will be
done to ...
Page 15
... justice , and humanity of this kingdom . My lords , there is another
consideration , which augments the solicitude of the Commons , equal to those
other two great interests I have stated , those of our empire and our ' national
character ...
... justice , and humanity of this kingdom . My lords , there is another
consideration , which augments the solicitude of the Commons , equal to those
other two great interests I have stated , those of our empire and our ' national
character ...
Page 17
My lords , strongly impressed as they are with these sentiments , the Commons
have conducted themselves with singular care and caution . Without losing the
spirit and zeal of a publick prosecution , they have comported themselves with
such ...
My lords , strongly impressed as they are with these sentiments , the Commons
have conducted themselves with singular care and caution . Without losing the
spirit and zeal of a publick prosecution , they have comported themselves with
such ...
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| Title | The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Edmund Burke |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Wells and Lilly, 1827 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2008 |
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